Girou

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Girou
Girou.png
Data
Water code FR :  O23-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Hers-Mort  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Puylaurens
43 ° 34 ′ 8 ″  N , 2 ° 0 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height approx.  290  m
muzzle south of Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds in the Hers-Mort coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  N , 1 ° 21 ′ 46 ″  E, 43 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  N , 1 ° 21 ′ 46 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  105  m
Height difference approx. 185 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.8 ‰
length 65 km (see notes)
Left tributaries Vendinelle
Bridge over the river at Saint-Sauveur

Bridge over the river at Saint-Sauveur

The Girou is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Lauragais landscape , in the municipality of Puylaurens , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and, after 65 kilometers, flows into the Hers-Mort as a right tributary on the southern municipal boundary of Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds , just before its confluence with the Garonne . On its way, the Girou crosses the Tarn and Haute-Garonne departments .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ The information on the river length is based on the information about the Girou at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 7, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.